Remember When: 2004 Distinguished Service Award given to community members

10 Years Ago

Daniel and Frances Mowers of Clockville, Key Bank and Dollars for Scholars were honored by the Canastota Chamber of Commerce on March 20 at the 29th annual Distinguished Service Awards dinner.

The Colgate women’s basketball team closed the best season in its history March 20 with a 77-54 loss to Tennessee in the first round of the 2003-04 NCAA Tournament at Tallahassee. It was the first time the Raiders had reached the tourney.

Leah Gaskins of the Madison County Department of Health spoke about preventing heart attacks and strokes on March 18 at Oneida Public Library.

The Oneida High School Mixed Chorus and Concert Chorus performed their 8th annual concert to benefit Meals on Wheels and area food banks on March 21 at the First United Methodist Church.

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Joe Farnach has opened Sunshine Grocers at 1201 Main St., Sylvan Beach.

Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church held its 20th annual Flea Market on March 20.

25 Years Ago

Former mayor Joseph Paone and six-term incumbent Joseph DeFazio were the winners March 21 in mayoral contests at Canastota and Sylvan Beach, respectively, while incumbent Violet Trost in Vernon and newcomers Richard Snyder in Munnsville and Mary Dixon in Wampsville were elected without opposition.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held March 24 for a Price Chopper supermarket, intended to be the anchor store of the new Glenwood Plaza shopping center.

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill claimed its third consecutive Tri-Valley league boys’ volleyball crown March 18 with a 3-2 victory over visiting Canastota in the finals.

Mabel Leonard celebrated her 100th birthday March 20 at a gathering in the cafeteria of the Extended Care Facility.

A wind-whipped fire March 20 destroyed Thrall’s Marina at Lakeport, causing an estimated $500,000 in damages.

The Oneida Rotary Club held its 21st annual Pancake Days on March 18 and 19 at North Broad Street School.

50 Years Ago

The 11th annual Oneida County Masonic Bowling Tournament took place March 21 at the CAC Clubhouse in Sherrill with 29 teams representing 18 lodges.

Shirley Fischer has been named valedictorian and Katherine Garner salutatorian of the 1964 graduating class at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School.

The Oneida Women of the Moose celebrated their 45th anniversary March 22 with a dinner at the Lodge.

John Manaseri won first place in the anti-smoking poster contest at Stockbridge Valley High School sponsored by the Madison County Health Association and the Madison County Unit of the American Cancer Society.

The Oneida Fire Department’s new $28,332 pumper arrived March 21 to replace the one destroyed in an accident last fall.

B. Terry Skinner of Oneida, a junior at Colgate University, has been elected to serve on the Board of the University Church.

75 Years Ago

Harold Pohl won the March 21 contest for Mayor of Vernon over Oscar Law, 73-46, while the incumbents in Oneida Castle, Munnsville, Wampsville and Canastota were reelected without opposition. Voters of the Village of Hamilton agreed to observe daylight saving time for the first time, 425-229.

The home of the late Julius and Louise Goldstein at 532 Main St. has been saved from the wreckers by being sold to Dr. and Mrs. J.F. Rommel, Sr.

Fulton won the Pioneer Scholastic League’s 1939 championship boxing tournament at Canastota High School on March 21 with 49 points.

Mary Lou Brooks was chosen to serve as Oneida’s “Little Princess” on March 22 for her resemblance to Shirley Temple, appearing in a film of that title at the Kallet Theatre.

An Altar Guild, to be called St. Monica, has been organized at Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Sherrill with A. May McAllister as president.